Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide Dell Storage Engineering August 2014 Version 15.2
10 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 EqualLogic Compatibility Matrix, including recommended switches and supported iSCSI
11 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 4 PS Series storage arrays PS Series storage SANs provide a peer storage architectur
12 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Table 2 PS4100/PS6100/PS6210 array models Array model Drive type Number of drives PS
13 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 4.2 PS Series supported configuration limits The Dell EqualLogic PS6xxx Series provi
14 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Configuration PS4000/PS4100 and PS-M4110 groups onlya All other groupsb Simultaneous
15 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 4.3 Controller types in all models prior to PS4100/PS6100 Array controllers can be i
16 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 4.4 Controller types in PS4100/PS6100 models The new controller types available in t
17 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 4.5 Array model PS-M4110 4.5.1 Controller type in PS-M4110 model The PS-M4110 contr
18 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 3 Basic PS-M4110 configuration for data center-in-a-box 4.5.3 Networking
19 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 For a more in-depth understanding of PS-M4110 Storage Blade, see the following white
2 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 This white paper is for informational purposes only, and may contain typog
20 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 5 Controller firmware 5.1 About member firmware Each control module in a group memb
21 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Release Notes for any FS Series appliances you are operating Dell EqualLogic PS
22 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 6 RAID policies Each array in an EqualLogic array group is configured with a single
23 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 7 Capacity planning 7.1 RAID 6 drive layouts and total reported usable storage RAID
24 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Table 6 RAID 6 drive layouts and total storage available with hot spares (in GB) Dis
25 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Total reported usable storage when using hot spares: PS6210 Drive Qty / Size 146 300
26 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 7.2 RAID 10 drive layouts and total reported usable storage Using a RAID 10 policy,
27 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Total reported usable storage when using hot spares: PS6210 Drive Qty / Size 146 300
28 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 7.3 RAID 50 drive layouts and total reported usable storage Table 8 shows the drive
29 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Total reported usable storage when using hot spares: PS6210 Drive Qty / Size 146 300
3 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Revision history Revision Date Changes 15.2 August 2014 Table 13: 14-drive RAID policy
30 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 7.4 RAID 5 drive layouts and total reported usable storage RAID 5 (striped disks wit
31 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 7.5 Array RAID configurations and associated RAID sets The tables show a logical dri
32 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Table 13 shows the RAID set relationship for each RAID type in a 14-drive configurati
33 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 8 EqualLogic SAN design An EqualLogic iSCSI SAN can be operated in any network that
34 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 8.1.2 General requirements and recommendations For EqualLogic PS Series Arrays, the
35 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 At least two iSCSI SAN ports per host (block level iSCSI access) are required for
36 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 recommends that you use it only on WANs, where bandwidth is shared with other applica
37 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 The actual impact on SAN throughput when using jumbo frames will depend on your workl
38 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 4 Switch Interconnects 8.2.1.1 Stacking switches Stacking switches provides
39 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Table 14 Link aggregation types Link aggregation type Notes Static Static link aggre
4 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Table of contents 1 Purpose ...
40 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 5 Using a LAG to interconnect switch stacks 8.2.2 Sizing inter-switch conne
41 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Table 16 Stacking versus LAG Interconnect type Primary purpose Analysis Stacking Cre
42 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 9 Building a high-availability SAN Designing a redundant SAN requires the availabili
43 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 The ports must be assigned IP addresses on the same subnet 9.1.2 EqualLogic MPIO
44 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 7 Redundant SAN Connection Paths: PS4100 Figure 8 Redundant SAN Connec
45 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Each of its Ethernet ports are electrically inactive (active lights are off), unle
46 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 9 Partially connected controller failover Note how IP addresses are reassign
47 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 10 Fully connected controller failover 9.4.2 Controller failover behavior f
48 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 We illustrate controller failover behavior for the PS4100 family controller in Figure
49 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 9.5 Vertical port failover behavior in PS4100/PS6100 controllers In PS Series contro
5 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 8.2 Ethernet switches and infrastructure ...
50 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 12 PS4100 vertical port failover Figure 13 PS6100 vertical port failover W
51 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 14 PS4100 vertical port failover and optimal connection paths IMPORTANT: By
52 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 15 PS6100 vertical port failover process and optimal connection paths 9.6 V
53 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 16 4110/6110 vertical port failover With the PS4110/PS6110 family of control
54 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 17 4110/6110 Vertical port failover scenario
55 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 9.7 Vertical port failover behavior in PS6210 controllers In PS Series controllers p
56 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 19 PS6210 Vertical port failover scenario
57 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 10 Mixed speed environments - Integrating 1GbE and 10GbE SANs With the introduction
58 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 When connecting 1Gb switches and 10Gb switches together you must always be aware o
59 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 11 Blade server chassis integration Integrating the PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server So
6 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Abstract This configuration guide provides technical guidance for designing and imple
60 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 11.1 Designing a SAN using blade chassis I/O modules with arrays There are three cat
61 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 12 FS Series NAS Configuration In this section we provide detailed connection diagra
62 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 21 shows the client LAN connection paths. Note: While it is possible to opera
63 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 22 Connection Paths for FS7500 iSCSI SAN, IPMI and Controller Interconnect
64 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 12.2 FS7600/FS7610 connection paths The Dell EqualLogic NAS appliances require the f
65 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Figure 24 FS7600 network Figure 25 FS7610 network
66 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Installation/Expansion If installing FS7500/FS76x0 into an existing EqualLogic SAN
67 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 13 Data Center Bridging (DCB) The enhancement to the Ethernet Specifications (IEEE 8
68 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 13.1 DCB Overview DCB is a collection of Standards designed to improve networking an
69 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 PFC - Requires enabling PFC (no drop or lossless behavior) for iSCSI priority
7 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 1 Purpose The goal of this guide is to provide a single reference for technical infor
70 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 All devices in the iSCSI data path must have the same VLAN ID configured on the respe
71 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 A Network ports and protocols PS Series groups use a number of TCP and UDP protocols
72 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 Table 20 Optional ports and protocols Type Port Protocol Access CLI Management TCP 2
73 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 B Upgrade paths for EqualLogic PS Series arrays Table 21 EqualLogic upgrade paths E
8 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 2 Policies and limitations This document is being provided for informational purpo
9 EqualLogic Configuration Guide | Version 15.2 | August 2014 3 Related publications The following locations provide additional background and tech
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